This workshop is for elementary grade teachers and librarians interested in developing global competence and literacy skills through children's literature and home (or classroom) learning activities. Participants will learn about Global Book Bags and global competence, explore literature with global themes, and create book bags to take back to their classrooms. To register, complete and submit registration form.

This workshop is for elementary grade teachers and librarians interested in developing global competence and literacy skills through children's literature and home (or classroom) learning activities. Participants will learn about Global Book Bags and global competence, explore literature with global themes, and create book bags to take back to their classrooms.

ISTEP presents the Intercultural Ambassador Program for K-12 teachers in San Diego County. This program is for teachers interested in hosting a SDSU international student selected to serve as an ambassador during the Spring 2018 semester to engage in cross-cultural exchange through classroom learning activities. The online application deadline is December 15, 2017. There is no cost to teachers for this program, however participating teachers must agree to participate in professional learning workshops focused on global competence. Contact Emily at istep@mail.sdsu.edu for more information.

This workshop is for elementary grade teachers and librarians interested in developing global competence and literacy skills through children's literature and home (or classroom) learning activities. Participants will learn about Global Book Bags and global competence, explore literature with global themes, and create book bags to take back to their classrooms.

In today’s world, questions of how to best build and maintain democratic societies that are pluralistic, open, and resilient to violence are more relevant than ever. Studying the Holocaust allows students to wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this history and fosters their skills in ethical reasoning, critical thinking, empathy, and civic engagement—all of which are critical for sustaining democracy. In this one-day workshop—featuring the fully revised, digital edition of Holocaust and Human Behavior—teachers will:

Learn current scholarship on the history of the Holocaust and new research focused on human behavior, group dynamics, and bias

Increase their ability to facilitate respectful classroom discussions on difficult issues such as racism, antisemitism, and other forms of exclusion in a way that invites personal reflection and critical analysis

Learn a new way of structuring curriculum to help students connect history to their own lives and the choices they make

Engage with classroom-ready multimedia resources and learn how to build a customized unit that meets your curriculum objectives

Discover new teaching strategies that help students interrogate text, think critically, and discuss controversial issues respectfully

What is the responsibility of the international community when mass murder and genocide occurs? We will examine the events leading up to the systematic murder of over one million Armenians, the American response as a nation and as a people, the role of justice and judgment in the aftermath of such atrocity, and the legacies today in terms of how we evaluate and seek justice in the United States and around the world.

Recommended for teachers of World History, US History, Government, and Humanities. In this seminar you will:

Discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce historical and literacy skills aligned with Common Core and the newly-adopted History Framework

Explore topics in global education that help students become informed citizens such as: racism, prejudice, international justice, international human rights, journalism in the digital age, civic participation

Receive a free copy of Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians

The 57th annual CCSS Conference is in San Diego March 23-25, 2018. The theme is Tearing Down Walls: Building Connections, Collaboration and Civil Discourse. This conference will continue a tradition devoted to providing quality professional development, new scholarship, research-based strategies, and networking - all designed to improve the teaching and learning of history-social studies across the state. CISP will host a booth and present sessions focused on global education for California students. Teacher leaders are encouraged to submit a proposal by July 29, 2017.

This workshop is for elementary grade teachers and librarians interested in developing global competence and literacy skills through children's literature and home (or classroom) learning activities. Participants will learn about Global Book Bags and global competence, explore literature with global themes, and create book bags to take back to their classrooms.

K-6th grade educators are invited to apply to Teaching for Sustainable Communities, a year-long program that begins with a 5-day summer institute at CSU Long Beach. The summer institute launches a year of follow-up support through webinars, coaching, and field studies designed to improve environmental literacy and engage students in civic action projects. The program culminates in a school, site, or regional exhibition of student learning.

This 3-day program is designed by FIRST to advance the understanding of Chinese history, culture, literature, art, music and the educational needs of Chinese students in the classroom. The program brings students, parents and teachers together to discuss how to maximize the education of all students.

Participants: K-12 Irvine Unified School District teachers in all subject areas

Better Together + Lunch + Workshop (FREE).Design Thinking to Investigate the World and Take Action. Work with the teams and teachers at World Savvy and California International Studies Project to learn how to position your students to think globally and act locally, using the principles of design thinking. Walk away with newfound inspiration, and tools to authentically engage your students in the world beyond.

Click here to Register and for program information contact Site Director Michelle Mazzeo at mazzeo@sonoma.edu

This 3-day program is designed by FIRST to advance the understanding of Korean history, culture, literature, art, music and the educational needs of Korean students in the classroom. The program brings students, parents and teachers together to discuss how to maximize the education of all students.

6-12th grade educators are invited to apply to Teaching for Sustainable Communities, a year-long program that begins with a 5-day summer institute at Sonoma State University. The summer institute launches a year of follow-up support through webinars, coaching, and field studies designed to improve environmental literacy and engage students in civic action projects. The program culminates in a school, site, or regional exhibition of student learning.

Global conflicts abound in our world today. Learn new ways to teach about conflict, war and peace and the short and long term effects on all of us.

Highlights

Hear from a special presentation by Selsabel Sharif who has just returned to her home in the United States after working with two NGOs in Greece to support refugees fleeing the Syrian Civil War. Through her experiences we will learn how to teach about controversial current conflicts and the many effects of these on humanity.

Dr. Cora Granata from CSUF will help us understand the history related to international refugee policies and the way this has changed over time.

You will take away materials and participate with classroom lessons ready to use including:

Join us for this FREE 2-day workshop to learn about the Essentials of Dialogue, Global Competence, and how your middle and high school students can communicate with international peers about global issues. In partnership with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, ISTEP Teacher Leaders will share their experiences with Generation Global and guide you in setting up your classroom to go global! We will meet for two days at the South County Regional Education Center (800 National City Blvd., National City) on June 27-28. Follow-up meetings and support will be available during the school year.

Join us for Day 3 of this 3-day workshop series at Sonoma State University. Working with the Global Oneness Project, teachers will share instructional activities and projects focused on global competence, storytelling, and photo essays.

Earn CEUs while revisiting core elements of story and culture; Use project based learning principles to design a photo-based digital time capsule storytelling project with your students. Select projects will have the opportunity to publish work.

April 30th (2 Team Spaces Still Available) Sonoma Mountain Village One Planet Youth Summit:Teachers doing action projects with students can bring student teams (6-10 students) to share and learn from other teams at a One Planet Youth Summit. $300 Stipend for Teacher Organizers.

One Planet Youth Summit, where educator-student teams inspire other teams by sharing their authentic global learning and active citizenship on behalf of protecting our planet.

Educators and students are positioned as teams because we are all adapting to a changing world alongside one another; we cannot afford to work in silos based on age, experience or expertise. We are all in this together. The One Planet Youth Summit creates space for educators and students to come together to share their learning, to challenge each other and themselves with new ideas, and to make connections between projects and to the bigger picture.

“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

The One Planet Youth Summit experience allows for the illumination of Dr. King’s quote, as we come together to see how all life and all actions are interrelated, how we all play a role, and how we all have a place in this world.

WHY ATTEND THE ONE PLANET YOUTH SUMMIT?

The ability to put knowledge into action is critical in today’s world; the One Planet Youth Summit is a venue that allows educators and students to see how the actions they take are a critical piece of a larger effort to build a culture of sustainability that goes far beyond their school and local community. Applying and sharing knowledge, skills and experiences in order to contribute to this culture of sustainability, creates the conditions for universal access to basic human rights- an end goal of a truly global and progressive education.

Teachers in this network will meet for their final Saturday workshop in this year-long program to investigate and integrate contemporary geography and global studies into their teaching. The workshop will be held at the UC Davis Extension Office in Sacramento.

Join us for Day 3 of this 3-day workshop series featuring a collaboration with the Global Oneness Project. Teachers will share instructional activities and projects focused on global competence, storytelling, and photo essays.

Revisit core elements of story and culture and use project based learning principles to design a photo-based digital time capsule storytelling project with your students. Select projects will have the opportunity to publish work on the Global Oneness Project and CISP websites.

Join CISP Executive Director Emily Schell and California Department of Education's Education Programs Consultant Letty Kraus in this one-hour webinar during Global Leadership Week to learn about Global Education recommendations, plans, and efforts in California. There is no cost for this program. Log into GoToMeeting to join us via computer, tablet, or smartphone at: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/471327525

The 56th Annual California Council for the Social Studies Conference features the theme "Gateway to Social Studies." Look for these sessions presented by California International Studies Project staff, teacher leaders, and partners, and come visit us in our booth #28 in the exhibit hall:

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Project Based Learning is the Gateway to Global Education

Exhibit Booth on 3/4 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. features Dr. Gary Dei Rossi who will be signing copies of his new children's book The Napping Quilt: A Family's Story of Coming to America. Teachers can win a copy of the book every 30 minutes during that time.

Join us for Day 3 of this 3-day workshop series at Sonoma State University. Working with the Global Oneness Project, teachers will share instructional activities and projects focused on global competence, storytelling, and photo essays.

Earn CEUs while revisiting core elements of story and culture; Use project based learning principles to design a photo-based digital time capsule storytelling project with your students. Select projects will have the opportunity to publish work.

Are you or do you know a teacher who is interested in engaging students with projects focused on sustainable food, water, and/or transport, zero waste, zero carbon, trade justice, and/or healthy, equitable communities? Are you looking for an authentic audience for your students to present their sustainability projects?

You and a group of your students are invited to the first annual Humboldt Global Youth Summit on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Humboldt State University from 9-2. This year's theme is "One Planet Living: Creating Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Communities." One Planet Living is a framework created by Bioregional that will serve as a platform to engage our students in examining and finding solutions for sustainability and equity challenges in our communities. This is our pilot year of this Youth Summit in Humboldt County, so space is limited and granted on a first come-first serve basis. There is no charge for the Global Youth Summit, and lunch will be provided. All secondary grade levels and disciplines are welcome!

TEACHER STIPEND: We would like to offer a small stipend of ($200-300) to teachers who are willing and able to attend two planning meetings leading up to the Youth Summit, in addition to bringing a team of students to the Global Youth Summit on February 17. This is fantastic opportunity to network with other globally-engaged educators, explore the One Planet Living principles with the experts, and contribute to the planning of this year's summit:

Meeting One: Introduction to the Youth Summit and One Planet Living Principles (Thursday, November 3, 4-6:30, HCOE, dinner provided)

Storytelling is an honored practice in cultures worldwide, and a skill that opens doors to self-awareness, compassion and curiosity. In the classroom, studies of story and the development of storytelling techniques often focus on oral tradition and writing. K-12 educators will review, identify, and evaluate existing resources to align with their grade level standards and common core expectations. This workshop guides k-12 educators through the study of digital storytelling and skill development using photography and videography.

Develop inquiry-based critical thinking skills

Learn how to use digital storytelling resources to engage your students in project based learning (PBL)

Align global competencies to common core and standard-based instruction

First of a three-part workshop (Spring workshop date- TBD)

There is no cost for the workshops and sponsored by CISP, ISTEP and Global Oneness.

This introductory workshop for history and social science teachers covers two Choices curriculum units and the Choices approach to teaching. Teaching fellows, Rachel Ambrose and Tim Forslund, will guide educators through the Human Rights and Iran units.

$145 per educator and $75 for pre-service educators. Includes lunch and refreshments.

*Schools or districts can register five or more teachers for a 20% discount.

Three sessions are planned to support High School History/Social Science teachers in

implementing the history/social science content standards while using literacy

strategies. A guest scholar will present on one standards-based topic at each session.

Special attention will also be placed on supporting the on-going DBQ trainings.

Classroom-ready lessons, resources and materials will be provided at each session.

Technology and strategies for blended learning will also be incorporated in all sessions.

Session 2:

Thursday, January 19, 2017, 8:00 am -3:00 pm - War and Peace Issues

This is part 2 of the series that began last year, however feel free to participate regardless of whether you attended part 1. This session will focus on the human costs of war and on the rebuilding and peace building phases after war. The technology strategy focus will be on writing and creating a documentary. The final project will connect to the world today.

To register email roselinn.lee@sausd.us ,you can also go to OLM and type in “Social Science Writing Trainings” and select the training you desire.

Join us for Day 2 of this 3-day workshop series at Sonoma State University (International Hall, Room 200A). Working with the Global Oneness Project, teachers will learn more about developing global competence with students through storytelling and photo essays. To register for this free event, please contact Site Director Michelle Mazzeo at mazzeo@sonoma.edu

Under what conditions do people care about others? When does that care translate into thoughtful action? What are the responsibilities of citizens to participate in their communities—local, national, and global? Explore these ideas at this workshop co-hosted by the California International Studies Project.

The documentary Reporter, which follows New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof as he works to get his readers to “care about what happens on the other side of the hill,” raises these questions about the role of the reporter. In our current day, students are media producers in their own right - with blogs and social media being an essential component of journalism today. Receive Common Core-aligned strategies and resources produced by Facing History and Ourselves to explore the role of the media and the impetus for civic engagement required by a vibrant democracy.

In this workshop, you will discover new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce critical thinking in examining historical events and literary tracts.

After this workshop you will, become part of the Facing History educator network, with access to a rich slate of educator resources, including downloadable unit and lesson plans, study guides, and multimedia.

During International Education Week, NBISP will host a collaborative dialogue series to explore the foundational purpose of education and various pathways for teaching and learning about 'global citizenship' in our ever-changing world.

Dialogue, November 14th, 4-6pm, Sonoma State University

Dialogue about travel-based education with the goal of understanding inherent opportunities to dissect power and privilege, as well as bridge the gap between understanding global patterns of risk, and taking action locally. We will also have resources for educators interested in exploring travel-based professional development.

Global Education Conference is a free week-long online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world. Visit their website for archived sessions and upcoming program information.